One Marine tells his story to shed light on whether a small island in the Pacific was worth the 5,000 lives it took to take it.
2014 · 0h 12m · Documentary, War
Genres: Documentary, War
Like many other young men of his generation, after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Aldo Giannini joined the Marines with little idea of what lay ahead. After training, he was quickly deployed overseas and fought in the bloody Battle of Tarawa, surviving with a shrapnel injury and the haunting memory of…
Director: John Giannini
Cinematography: John Giannini
Editor: John Giannini